Berkeley's Declaration - www.etsu.edu/cas/history/docs/berkeley.htm This is Berkeley's statement after the conflict that tries to clear his name and blame the events completely on Bacon. I think the intended audience was the citizens of the Virginia Colony, but it seems like he would also send it to the King in England.
Thomas Mathew - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/tm.html Apparently Thomas Mathew, who was sort of involved in the events of the Rebellion but not an active participant, sent a report of what happened 30 years later to England. His report came back to Thomas Jefferson, who copied it and published it in 1835, though he only knew the author as T.M. Mathew seems to lean towards Bacon's side in the conflict and Jefferson may have wanted to publish it as a way to exonerate what he saw as an early colonial hero in Bacon.
Bacon's Declaration - www.etsu.edu/cas/history/docs/bacon.htm At the end of July 1676, Bacon distributed this declaration, which accused Berkeley and a list of wrongs as justification for the rebellion. He also listed about 20 other men who were also to be blamed. It is clear from this declaration that he intends to remove Berkeley from power through the rebellion. "Declaration of Nathaniel Bacon in the Name of the People of Virginia, July 30, 1676," Massachusetts Historical Society Collections, 4th ser., 1871, Vol. 9: 184-187.
Samuel Wiseman's Book of Record - Google Books. Samuel Wiseman was a clerk that was sent with the 1000 British soldiers to resolve the rebellion that had already ended when they arrived in January of 1677. Wiseman compiled many documents concerning the events before, during, and mostly after the rebellion. This record is edited and annotated by Michael Leroy Oberg, and therefore includes some secondary comment that is also very useful. The Google Books excerpt is not complete, but has the first 80 or so pages of a 250+ page book. This would definitely be the source to spend time with if you want to study the aftermath of the rebellion, but you would probably need to get the full book.
Secondary Sources:
Globalsecurity.org - http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/bacon.htm This site seems to be a paramilitary organization with discussion about wars and weapons. This is an article about Bacon's Rebellion that is one of the easiest to read and to understand. This article sides more with Berkeley, and blames most of the conflict on Bacon, showing that he was personally over-ambitious and stubborn. It also portrays the conflict as a power struggle between two powerful men more than a revolt of the colonists against England.
Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacon's_rebellion The article gave a fair overview of the conflict, but not as complete as the globalsecurity one. It leans towards supporing Berkeley
YouTube Videos: There are a few examples I found on YouTube of students acting out Bacon's Rebellion or making documentaries of it. Most of them were lame, but here is an example of one that was better than most: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwCVLR8Ry5A
Sources for Bacon's Rebellion
Primary Sources:
Berkeley's Declaration - www.etsu.edu/cas/history/docs/berkeley.htm This is Berkeley's statement after the conflict that tries to clear his name and blame the events completely on Bacon. I think the intended audience was the citizens of the Virginia Colony, but it seems like he would also send it to the King in England.
Thomas Mathew - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/tm.html Apparently Thomas Mathew, who was sort of involved in the events of the Rebellion but not an active participant, sent a report of what happened 30 years later to England. His report came back to Thomas Jefferson, who copied it and published it in 1835, though he only knew the author as T.M. Mathew seems to lean towards Bacon's side in the conflict and Jefferson may have wanted to publish it as a way to exonerate what he saw as an early colonial hero in Bacon.
Bacon's Declaration - www.etsu.edu/cas/history/docs/bacon.htm At the end of July 1676, Bacon distributed this declaration, which accused Berkeley and a list of wrongs as justification for the rebellion. He also listed about 20 other men who were also to be blamed. It is clear from this declaration that he intends to remove Berkeley from power through the rebellion. "Declaration of Nathaniel Bacon in the Name of the People of Virginia, July 30, 1676," Massachusetts Historical Society Collections, 4th ser., 1871, Vol. 9: 184-187.
Samuel Wiseman's Book of Record - Google Books. Samuel Wiseman was a clerk that was sent with the 1000 British soldiers to resolve the rebellion that had already ended when they arrived in January of 1677. Wiseman compiled many documents concerning the events before, during, and mostly after the rebellion. This record is edited and annotated by Michael Leroy Oberg, and therefore includes some secondary comment that is also very useful. The Google Books excerpt is not complete, but has the first 80 or so pages of a 250+ page book. This would definitely be the source to spend time with if you want to study the aftermath of the rebellion, but you would probably need to get the full book.
Secondary Sources:
Globalsecurity.org - http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/bacon.htm This site seems to be a paramilitary organization with discussion about wars and weapons. This is an article about Bacon's Rebellion that is one of the easiest to read and to understand. This article sides more with Berkeley, and blames most of the conflict on Bacon, showing that he was personally over-ambitious and stubborn. It also portrays the conflict as a power struggle between two powerful men more than a revolt of the colonists against England.
Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacon's_rebellion The article gave a fair overview of the conflict, but not as complete as the globalsecurity one. It leans towards supporing Berkeley
YouTube Videos: There are a few examples I found on YouTube of students acting out Bacon's Rebellion or making documentaries of it. Most of them were lame, but here is an example of one that was better than most: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwCVLR8Ry5A
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